The Opposite House: A Novel — page 172: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER -XVTIT: ONE STEP NEARER. Baroness von Rotterswyl had remained in Wies- baden alone, sending Marie to visit a friend in Stuttgart, in response to Countess Raven's earnest desire to make the young girl’s acquaintance. She had not hesitated to give her consent, for the change wrought in Marie by Gerrald’s departure had not escaped her keen eyes. Change of scene, new re- lations and faces must efface the impression pro- duced by the handsome Prince of the Mill and the parting. It was a bright, sunny morning. Frau von Rot- terswyl sat at the window, reading. Suddenly a low knock at the door interrupted her. “A lady wishes to see you on urgent business,” said the maid. The baroness looked up in surprise. [167] Comicbooks.c©